“Distrust and caution are the parents of security.”

— Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack (1733)

About Benjamin Franklin

1706 – 1790

American statesman, scientist, printer and writer, who published 'Poor Richard's Almanack' for many years.

“Well done is better than well said.”

“Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”

“Thou canst not joke an Enemy into a Friend; but thou may'st a Friend into an Enemy.”

“Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments.”

“The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.”

“The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents.”

“Hence vain deluding Joys, the brood of Folly without father bred!”

“In love of home, the love of country has its rise.”

“Plants, birds, insects and children were equally joyful.”